ORH Communications Hub
The mission of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Rural Heath (ORH) Communications program is to tell the story about how ORH-supported programs are improving rural Veterans' access to care and their health outcomes. ORH reaches our external and internal audience through different media channels. Our primary methods are through content the ORH website and GovDelivery. ORH also collaborates with VHA Communications to release social media posts.
The ORH Communications program goal is to expand the reach of ORH information, build a larger audience, impact rural health care, and put Veterans first in everything we do.
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Subscribe to receiveOur Communications Goals
- Expand the reach of ORH information and news.
- Build a larger audience for ORH content.
- Impact rural healthcare inside and outside VA.
- Put Veterans first in everything we do.
How We Communicate
ORH uses an integrated communications approach. We share our content across multiple platforms, each reinforcing the other. The ORH website is the primary public source of information. GovDelivery email is the main vehicle for reaching audiences directly. Together, they form the core of the ORH communications strategy.
ORH Website — www.ruralhealth.va.gov
The public face of ORH. Timely news, program updates, ORH Enterprise-wide Initiative Program Overviews, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Project Overviews, and ORH Fact Sheets are posted here. If you want to know what ORH is doing and how it affects rural Veterans, this is the place to start.
GovDelivery Email
VA's approved mass email platform. ORH emails reach more than 90,000 subscribers and can be targeted by audience. Emails feature program highlights, news, and calls to action — with links back to the ORH website for more details.
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Fact Sheets and Program Overviews
Plain-language documents covering ORH, rural Veterans, Enterprise-Wide Initiatives (EWIs), and Veterans Rural Health Resource Center (VRHRC) projects. Written for all audiences — available to view or download from the ORH website.
VHA Social Media
ORH content is shared through VA and VHA social media channels — including Facebook and X (Twitter) — to reach Veterans, family members, and the general public where they already are.
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ORH SharePoint (VA Employees Only**)
The internal face of ORH. VA employees can find program resources and information, communications guidance and templates, and announcements on the ORH SharePoint site.**
Rural Community Calls (VA Employees Only**)
The monthly Rural Community Call webinars focuses on ORH-supported programs and rural health topics. The Rural Community Call schedule and archive of call recordings and presentation slides is available to VA employees on the ORH SharePoint.**
Stay Connected
The best way to stay informed about what ORH is doing for rural Veterans is to follow us directly. Here's how:
- Subscribe to ORH email updates — Get the latest news and program highlights delivered to your Inbox. Subscribe now »
- Visit the ORH website often — We post new stories and updates regularly. Bookmark this page and check back. (TIP: Ctrl+D to add to Favorites.)
- Follow VA and VHA on social media — ORH content is shared through VA's national social media channels.
Explore ORH
- ORH Home page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/index.asp - Enterprise-Wide Initiatives (EWI) page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/Enterprise-Wide-Initiatives-EWI.asp - Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers (VRHRC) page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/Veterans-Rural-Health-Resource-Center-VRHRC.asp
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